Collection - Agnetha "My Very Best"

The Agnetha compilation "My Very Best" was released in Sweden in 2008 and includes 35 tracks split over two CDs. This first CD contains tracks recorded between 1968 and 1979 with the second showcasing songs from her international solo career together with "The Winner Takes It All".

The second CD is one of my personal favourites which I listen to on a regular basis - the first three tracks in particular ("Wrap Your Arms Around Me", "Little White Secrets" and "Can't Shake Loose") are some of my favourite Agnetha songs.

I think the only change I would make would be to swap "Take Good Care Of Your Children" (my least favourite track from "Wrap Your Arms Around Me") for "Its So Nice To Be Rich" or "One Way Love" either of which would have been a great addition to this compilation.

 

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Agnetha's "A" On Vinyl

As its a wet and windy Sunday morning in the UK I am relaxing and listening to the vinyl version of Agnetha's album "A"...

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March 29th 1999 - "Thank Abba For The Music" Released

On the 29th March 1999 the single "Thank Abba For The Music" was released in the UK. The medley, performed by Steps, Tina Cousins, Cleopatra, B*Witched and Billie, had been included in the 1999 Brit awards and included the following Abba hits -

• Take A Chance On Me
• Dancing Quern
• Mamma Mia
• Thank You For The Music

The single, which was released in a number of formats including a 12", was a big hit in the UK reaching number 4 in the charts and also made the top 10 in Ireland (5), New Zealand (6), Sweden (8) and Australia (9).

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Abba Magazine No. 3 Pictures #2

More pictures from issue 3 of the official Abba Magazine...

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Abba Magazine No. 3 Pictures #1

The image below shows some of the pictures from the third edition of the official Abba Magazine...

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Frida International Issue 16 Pictures

Here are some pictures from issue 16 of the Frida International fanzine...

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Frida International Issue 16

The image below shows the front cover of issue 16 of the Frida International fanzine which included the following content -

• News that various fan clubs were planning to celebrate Frida's 40th birthday.
• A chart update on Sue Pollard's cover of "Come To Me (I Am Woman)" which at the time was climbing up the UK charts.
• An extract from a Frida interview taken during the promotion for her album "Shine" during which she seemed to say that she wasn't too keen on the last Abba album other than the title track "The Visitors".
• Text from the TV special made during the recording of "Something's Going On" where Phil Collins discusses the various instruments used during the making of the album
• Readers letters included in a section titled "Viewpoint" - these included the usual comments concerning Epics lack of promotion in the UK.

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